Solihull (UK Parliament constituency)
Elections in the 2010s

Party
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±
-
Liberal Democrat
Lorely Burt
23,635
42.9
3.5
-
Conservative
Maggie Throup
23,460
42.6
2.9
-
Labour
Sarah Merrill
4,891
8.9
6.7
-
BNP
Andrew Terry
1,624
2.9
0.5
-
UKIP
John Ison
1,200
2.2
0.3
-
Solihull and Meriden Residents' Association
Neill Watts
319
0.6
N/A
Majority
Majority
Majority
175
0.3
-
Turnout
Turnout
Turnout
55,129
71.9
4.5
-
Liberal Democrat hold
Liberal Democrat hold
Swing
0.3
-

Question: How close was the Solihull election?
Answer: Liberal Democrat Lorely Burt won the seat in the 2010 election by a majority of just 175 votes.